Google Earth has arrived. "Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips." Google recommends Windows XP (won't run on Macs at all), broadband, 3D graphics card - the newer the computer the better. Application must be downloaded and installed.
Chris Sherman provides a full description in Google Earth Flies Free, SearchDay (Jun 28)
"Google Earth is a standalone application that's essentially an enhanced and upgraded version of its Keyhole 3D satellite imagery product. As Google has done with several of its past acquisitions, the company has also made the application free to all users, dropping its annual subscription fee for the basic version. Google Earth Plus with additional features will cost $20 per year."
PC Magazine has a short article by Richard Dragan along with picture in Google Earth 3.0 that has more description of what to expect in installing it and using it.
"Beyond marking individual points of interest, Google Earth gives you over 100 available geographical and business overlays to choose from, ranging from restaurants and other businesses to weather, crime statistics, and geology. In a big city like New York, these annotations can quickly become overcrowded, but the service had no trouble pointing out Italian restaurants in Manhattan, for example."
Posted by Gwen at June 28, 2005 11:07 PM